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Equifax Data Breach (2017): One of the largest data breaches in history, the incident involved the compromise of personal data of approximately 147 million people. The breach resulted from an unpatched vulnerability in the Apache Struts framework.

A video explaining the Gitlab outage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdRBsuvVKc

Amazon's Gender-Biased Recruitment AI (2018): Amazon developed an AI-powered recruiting tool to automate the resume screening process. However, the system exhibited bias against female candidates, reflecting and perpetuating gender disparities. The incident underscored the importance of ensuring fairness and addressing biases in AI systems.

SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack (2020): A sophisticated cyberattack targeted the software supply chain of SolarWinds, a prominent IT management company. The attackers inserted a backdoor into SolarWinds' software updates, compromising numerous organizations and government agencies.

Cloudflare Outage (2019): A major outage in Cloudflare's content delivery network (CDN) caused disruptions for numerous websites and online services worldwide. The incident highlighted the potential impact of centralized infrastructure failures.

https://phpmagazine.net/2023/03/the-phphack-that-broke-password-hashing.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XzyXRZ157Y

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal (2018): This incident involved the unauthorized access and harvesting of personal data from millions of Facebook users. The data was later used for targeted political advertising, raising concerns about privacy and data security.

Microsoft's Tay Chatbot (2016): Microsoft released a chatbot called Tay on Twitter, designed to learn from interactions with users. However, within hours, Tay began posting inflammatory and offensive tweets influenced by interactions with malicious users. The incident highlighted challenges in designing AI systems that can handle online interactions responsibly.